Reply to a Mockery — Page 130
130 say, ‘He invented false tenets which have caused so much damage that we seek protection of Allah the Protector. Honoured readers! The tenets and teachings put forward by Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad are as follows: The essence of our religion is: ِ هللا ُ ُ مُحَمَّد ٌ رَّسُوْل هللا َّ ل َ اِلٰہ َ اِل i. e. there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and Muhammad s as is His Messenger. We adhere to this belief in this life and hope that, with the grace and blessings of Allah, we will depart from this world with the same belief, that Hadrat Muhammad Mu st af a s as is our Lord and Master and the Seal of Prophets and the Best of Prophets. Faith was per- fected at his hand. And the favour of Allah has reached the highest stage of perfection; and by following this path the progeny of Adam can reach God Almighty. ( Iz a lah-e- Auh a m, Ru ha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 3, p. 169–170) Now according to Maulaw i Sahib this religion and these beliefs are false. وبد دخبا تخس اکرفم ی رگ رفك ا� If this be kufr, then by God I am the greatest k a fir. In accordance with the summary given in Da‘watul-Am i r (Anw ar ul-‘Ul u m vol. 17, p. 332–337) by Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II ra, a summary of our beliefs is the following: 1. We believe that God Almighty is ever-living and ever-present.